Problems optimizing database
I have a problem with slow querys that have filters like unwatched, from what I have read you need to optimize the database and I have tried that but it did not help. When I checked the logs i get...
View ArticlePlex shows duplicates with identical paths and filenames
I'm running Plex server 1.2.2.2857 on Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS In my TV library, Plex has started showing the duplicate files icon for a bunch of new episodes. When I check the info page for the episode, it...
View ArticleTranscode flac to alac
Hi there, I'm running PMS on bananian (=debian jessie) linux. Currently Flac Files direct play to chrome cast audio. However, when using iOS Devices everthing is transcoded to .aac and not .m4a. I set...
View ArticleMust be online?
My area recently had a snowstorm that knocked out my internet & cable for 4 days. Since I still had power, and my in-home network was still working, "No problem", I thought, "I've got plenty saved...
View ArticlePMS on Ubuntu ALWAYS uses embedded metadata. I have to manually fix an...
I created a test library with AlbumArtist - AlbumTitle mistagged as Various Artists (something that will happen a lot). Every site out there will label this as AlbumArtist's album: Discogs MusicBrainz...
View ArticleCentOS 7 - PMS Failing to start after update
Hey guys, I have a VM with CentOS 7 installed, and I just tried to update my Plex Media Server to the newest version, and upon finishing i'm getting a failed to start error. `[root@localhost Logs]#...
View ArticleCamera Upload Stopped working
Within the last few days our camera upload stopped working. Getting " ERROR - Error parsing HTTP request: {binary goop} ". Its been working fine for months, and suddenly on 1/6/16 it stop working. I...
View ArticleUbuntu Repo
I upgrade plex server today on my Ubuntu 64 bit server and it asked what to do a modified file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/plexmediaserver.list I told it to update it with the developer's info and then...
View Articleiptables - plex server
could some one please help me list the servers used by plex to allow remote service? this can help me narrow the scope of my iptables set up. thank you. below the script I use !/bin/bash iptables -F...
View ArticlePlex and Vortexbox
Hi, I'm trying to get Plex working for the videos ripped on my vortex box. Whenever I point the new playlist I create to my videos folder it just says that there are no videos found. How do I get it to...
View ArticleUbuntu 16.04 headless with video card?
Will adding a video card, specifically a Radeon 6770 help Plex process video on my headless Ubuntu machine? Will Plex use the resources available in the GPU instead of relying solely on the CPU's...
View ArticleI have made a complete mess of Plex-cannot launch
Hello. I had to reinstall Ubuntu 16.04 tonight and as a result I had to reinstall Plex. Since I forgot how to get it running properly I tried to retrace my steps where I had it working before. Sadly I...
View ArticlePMS on Raspberry; There was a problem playing this item
Hi everybody, i'm new here and I had a raspberry pi 3 for Christmas. I wanted to install PMS in it because i'had pms on my computer and it work fine. So I install PMS on the Rp, i've added all my...
View ArticleHOWTO limit plex media server bandwidth on linux
PMS traffic shaping on linuxI just started using Plex recently. My home router (an Asus RTN-56u, so please don't tell me to get a WRT54GL with DDWRT) doesn't handle QoS properly, and I'm allowing...
View Articleartist match is incorrect, unmatching doesn't work
Hi I can't for the life of me figure this issue out. The artist name for some of my music is matched incorrectly. When ever I choose "fix incorrect match" the correct band does not appear in the list....
View ArticleWrong time when resuming a paused video
I've for a while now experienced an issue when resuming a paused video in the web player. When starting a video after it's been paused for a while it jumps back to the beginning of the video (or from...
View ArticlePlex has to reload buffer when pausing and changing tabs
Over the past few days I have noticed that if I pause a plex stream and switch to another tab within that same window then come back to plex it has top reload out the buffer. The screen flashes black...
View ArticleBug in handling of "Original" music quality from iOS app (encoding FLAC at...
Plex Media Server v1.0.0.2261-a17e99e - ubuntu PC x86_64 - build: linux-ubuntu-x86_64 ubuntu Linux version: 4.4.0-24-generic (#43-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 8 19:27:37 UTC 2016), language: en-US All the...
View ArticlePlex Pass: User or System?
I didn't see it in the FAQ or by searching, so forgive me if this is a repeat question. I wanted to know if a Plex Pass allows remote access by user or by system? Reason: I have a Plex pass. My brother...
View ArticlePlex is eating resources
Plex Media Server seems to be eating resources even when I'm not actively using it. I'm running Kubuntu 14.04. How can I shut it down and still have the option of restarting it later?
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